Coach's Corner: Meet Coach Emily!

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Get to know the people who make our Community Strong. This month, we’re catching up with Coach Emily Rice, who joined Defined in 2024.

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Watch Emily's video below! 

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More about Coach Emily

EXPERIENCE: CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, earning Bachelor’s in Sports Business from DePaul University

LIKES: soccer, running, triathlons, traveling

Emily has been doing CrossFit since she was 10 years old when her mom first joined a gym near their house in California.  However, she started formally doing CrossFit during the Covid-19 pandemic when she was around 15 years old and has been doing it every day since.  She enjoys competing in local competitions, whether individually or with a partner/ on a team.

She has lived in 5 countries (including the U.S., Italy, Germany, Bahrain, and the UAE) in addition to having traveled to over 30 countries, so she has belonged to and visited a wide variety of gyms around the world. Some of her favorite CrossFit movements include thrusters, burpees, toes to bar, and anything with a box.  

She got her Level 1 certification at 17 years old in Abu Dhabi after graduating from high school there and coached at Lincoln Park CrossFit for about 2 ½ years before finding her way to Defined. Although when she first got her L1 certification, she didn’t specifically have any plans to begin coaching but simply wanted to further her knowledge, she was eager to begin coaching once the opportunity arose. 

Emily loves coaching because she loves getting to be a part of such an amazing community and she wants to help others become as passionate about the sport as she is.  She finds it rewarding to see members get stronger, whether it’s through hitting a new PR or learning new movements and skills.

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Thanks for helping make our Community Strong, Coach Emily! 💪

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